Accomplishments of 2023:
- got married!
- nonstop freestyle pbs. 3km:1hr14m6s, 2km:47m57s, 1km:24m36s, 500m:11m5s
- sub 3hr45m marathon
- 100km running mileage week
- completed a sprint triathalon
- successfully finish Cranbrook house
- 3km nonstop pool swim
- completed a half ironman
- bought a house!
- one year 21.1km per week (minus wedding week)
- 20 books read/listened
Accomplishments of 2022:
- got engaged!
- promoted to Associate after 4 and a bit years
- 40 weeks 21km (continuation from 2021)
- tried pescatarian diet for 3 months (with a few misses here and there).
- nonstop freestyle pbs. 2k: 55m36s, 1km: 26m34s, 500m: 12m45s
- finished Mistral Ave and almost finished Cranbrook Rd
- paid off HECs debt
Survived another year of COVID and that is an achievement in itself but still happy to hit some goals.
2021 accomplishments:
- promotion to Junior Associate after only 3 and a bit years!
- official sub 4 hour marathon time
- became an auntie, though not my achievement just proud
- rented out our two rooms and became a landlord
- read/listen to 12 books
- from struggling to swim 20m to now swimming 500m in 18m45s (with breaks)
- 25 weeks of min. one 21km long run (half a year!)
- 20 pushups in a row
In the craziness that has been 2020, I'm thankful to still achieve some goals.
accomplishments of 2020:
- finished a project which I started as Project Architect and was involved in every step of the process (Macpherson)
- big bonus
- 80km running mileage week
- sub 4 hour marathon time
- 20 weeks (5 months) of min. one 21km (or +) long run
- 14 second handstand off wall
- 100km cycle
- read/listened 12 books
- reduced my coffee intake from ave. 60 per month to lowest month of 30
- bought an apartment and moved out!!!
accomplishments of 2019:
- 12 weeks of a min. 21km long run
- >10% salary increase not incl. bonuses
- successfully completed APE, officially a registered "architect"
- sub 105min half marathon
- finished a project (Lamrock)
- passed my P's motorcycle
- 82km sydney to wollongong cycle
- sold two artworks
Being an almost-architect requires one to split the mind and work on a multitude of different tasks at once. For example in the design of a seemingly simple stair, does it comply with codes and standards? Do you know the material, the structural integrity, the detailing, the design? How is it constructed? What is the type of wood, the type of finish, the paint colour, the colour of the wood stain? How are the pieces glued or is it a biscuit joint or mitre? How are the joints welded or where are the bolts fixed? The list goes on... and that's just one little stair.
You are expected to be a expert in all trades and know all. Some days I feel stupid, most days I feel like I know nothing and only those select few do I cheer at one of my successes. But every day without a doubt I learn. And thus I grow.
But it is hard and on the days where the stress threatens to consume, I need to remind myself that at the end of the day it is a job and nothing more. But also to grow some tougher skin, suck it up and act convincingly the pretend adult that everyone sees.
